Los Angeles, United States, December 15th, 2023, Chainwire

In a landmark collaboration, Ethernal Labs, together with the Bruce Lee Family Companies and Ethernity, is proud to announce the launch of the “Bruce Lee: The Year of The Dragon” digital collectibles collection. This innovative collection, featuring five unique digital statues, is set to debut on December 16th at 12pm EST, exclusively on the Ethernity marketplace.

Nick Rose Ntertsas, CEO and Co-Founder of Ethernal Labs, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership: “Collaborating with the Bruce Lee Family Companies to bring this digital collection to life has been an incredible journey. These collectibles, blending artistry with Bruce Lee’s timeless philosophy, mark a significant milestone in the world of licensed digital collectibles.”

The collection is limited to just 500 editions, each priced at $99 and available to purchase with the ERN token or Credit Card, presenting a rare opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts alike. Available through an intriguing ‘Dojo’ mystery box format, the collection features five distinct digital statues, each meticulously crafted to represent a key element of Bruce Lee’s profound martial arts philosophy and his enduring legacy.

The collectibles in the series include:

• COMMON: Be Water, My Friend – A digital embodiment of Bruce Lee’s famous mantra, symbolizing the fluidity and adaptability of his teachings.
• RARE: Jeet Kune Do – Capturing the essence of Bruce Lee’s own martial art, reflecting personal expression and practicality.
• EPIC: Deadly Game – Featuring the iconic yellow tracksuit, this collectible symbolizes the adaptability and versatility at the heart of Lee’s philosophy.
• LEGENDARY: Destroy the Image – A representation of transcending limitations and shattering the illusions of traditional martial arts.
• GRAIL: The Dragon Apprentice – Honoring Bruce Lee’s journey from a dedicated student under Yip Man to a master of martial arts.

Those who collect all five statues will be rewarded with a special 6th ‘Supreme’ edition and 100 ERN tokens from Ethernity as a reward for their Bruce Lee fandom. In addition, every collector who acquires a statue from the collection will be entered into a special Lunar New Year giveaway where they receive a digital red envelope in their Ethernity account, symbolizing good fortune and containing various rewards. These could range from additional ERN tokens and Stones rewards points, which are redeemable for physical or digital goods on the Ethernity website.This celebratory giveaway not only honors the Lunar New Year but also serves as a token of gratitude to the community, blending tradition with the innovative spirit of the collection.

The collection will be available exclusively on the Ethernity marketplace which provides an essential platform for this collaboration. Ethernity ensures that this collection not only celebrates Bruce Lee’s legacy but also represents the future of digital collectibles through advanced utility. 

In appreciation of the community’s support, those who previously invested in the “Bruce Lee: The Formless Form” collection will receive early access to the “Year of The Dragon” collection, highlighting the importance of community.

About Ethernal Labs:

Ethernal Labs is renowned as a premier creative and technology studio. Our expertise lies in crafting exceptional digital products that resonate with major brands and leading entertainment franchises. We are dedicated to revolutionizing brand experiences through cutting-edge strategies in the dynamic digital landscape. Our focus is on forging distinctive products that not only amplify brand presence but also deepen community engagement and invigorate intellectual property interaction. At Ethernal Labs, we are committed to redefining the boundaries of digital engagement and brand evolution.

About Ethernity:

Ethernity stands at the forefront of the digital asset revolution, leading the charge with its groundbreaking ecosystem that intertwines community-driven digital collectibles, captivating interactive media, and pioneering tokenized assets and services. Ethernity distributes both content from established IP and original content across a spectrum of media platforms, while also innovating in the realm of decentralized applications that harness the power of next-generation tokenized assets. At the heart of our mission is the fusion of art, technology, and community, creating a vibrant and engaging digital landscape that redefines the experience of fandom and digital ownership.

About the Bruce Lee Family Companies:

Bruce Lee, LLC, a global licensing business and one of the Bruce Lee Family Companies, seeks to cultivate and respect the intellectual property of Bruce Lee by partnering with companies who understand and embody Bruce Lee’s values.  The products and content we create seek to open hearts, stimulate imagination and make us feel connected to one another through the cultivation of our individual talents.  In doing this, we look for partners who inspire and energize us, who can create emotional experiences (not just products), who use superlative quality and have creative mastery in their field, and who are open-minded, kind and down to earth.

Contact

CMO
James Aitken
Ethernity
james@ethernity.io
+61474861770

Toronto, Canada, November 30th, 2023, Chainwire

@NFT Account Makes Resounding Return to Instagram

After 22-months, pioneering entrepreneur returns with mission to strengthen and advance the resurgent realm of NFTs and digital collectibles

The @NFT account, social media’s largest web3 community, has announced its triumphant return to Instagram after a 22-month hiatus. The account, which boasts over 1.5 million followers, was initially launched in February 2021 by Leverage Game Media (LGM), a joint venture co-founded in part by web3 entrepreneur Aaron Avruskin.

The account was initially suspended in February 2022, a few months after Facebook transitioned to its new Meta moniker. After a lengthy period of uncertainty, the account suspension has been lifted, allowing the @NFT team to resume operations under the new handle, @NFT_.

“We are thankful Meta has granted us the ability to resume our mission of fostering a vibrant global community that embraces the transformative potential of web3 and NFTs,” stated co-founder Aaron Avruskin. 

The account’s return comes at a time of renewed interest in the NFT space, with NFT trading volumes reaching their highest levels in months. With its renewed presence on Instagram, the @NFT account is poised to play a crucial role in validating the myriad of use-cases for blockchain and web3 technologies, while empowering its community to navigate the resurgent web3 space. 

“We recognize the responsibility that comes with managing a global brand with considerable influence in this emerging space and are committed to taking proactive steps to aid the artists and entrepreneurs shaping the blockchain ecosystem,” Avruskin added.

About @NFT:

With over 1.5 million followers, the @NFT Instagram account is the largest web3 platform for connection and collaboration on social media. The account highlights emerging artists and delivers editorial coverage of the latest trends, cultivating a thriving community where individuals from diverse backgrounds unite under shared passion for Web3. 

Contact

Michelle Knapp
PR@mediabella.com
1-909-243-9921

London, United Kingdom, November 23rd, 2023, Chainwire

• Socrates is a web3 social media and entertainment platform, combining the best of Social-Fi and Game-Fi
• Accessible on multiple blockchains, including Polygon, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain (BSC), Arbitrum One & Optimism
• Allows anyone to participate in multiple-choice question and answers, empowering people to voice honest opinions and unique perspectives
• Offers large rewards for simple in-app interactions, easily redeemable

Socrates, a web3 social media and entertainment platform, has launched on multiple blockchains following a successful testing phase. With thousands of signups already, the revolutionary app will offer users globally the ability to earn substantial rewards by actively participating in multiple-choice Q&As, debating openly and sharing knowledge.

Socrates empowers individuals to discuss any topic, including politics, sports, crypto and entertainment. Utilising an innovative and intuitive UI, users can easily create and answer multiple-choice questions in-app, giving and liking reasons to further support their viewpoints.

The organisation combines the best of Social-Fi and Game-Fi, built on the principle of rewarding knowledge-sharing and promoting dialogue, with a mission to engage dialogue and foster community. With mainstream media controlling narratives and directing much of collective human thought, Socrates gives users a platform to think freely about issues and combat misinformation common in web2 social media.

Built on the principles of decentralisation and inclusivity, Socrates integrates the benefits of blockchain technology and NFTs to establish a unique incentivised ecosystem. User interactions contribute to a question’s prize pool, already reaching over 1000 points, with potential rewards distributed upon the question’s closure. Meaningful discussions and unique perspectives during deep debates can earn users higher rewards, a key feature in provoking meaningful discussions and new levels of engagement.

This week, Socrates has further improved accessibility, enabling access via multiple blockchains, including Polygon, Ethereum, Arbitrum One, Optimism, and BNB Smart Chain (BSC), where points earned on the platform can be easily redeemed 1:1 for USDT.

“With question and answers driving today’s conversation, we created Socrates to provide a fun platform where you can earn large rewards for sharing knowledge, learning of diverse opinions, and networking with like-minded communities. In response to the rise of AI language technology providing standardised answers to questions, our platform addresses a clear need for individuals, businesses and governments to seek human answers to their questions,” said Lottie Wells, Head of PR at Socrates.

Since launch, the 200+ Socrates team members from leading web3 and social media companies have continued to develop the product and improve the user experience. Nevertheless, the organisation has ambitious development plans imminently, including the release of an algorithm tailoring content to specific users, and a cutting-edge UI update.

The platform invites users to join the debate by signing up and experiencing Socrates at app.socrates.com using the invitation code 8k6ze4s6.

About Socrates

Socrates is a global web3 social media and entertainment platform based on multiple blockchains, where users earn rewards by participating in multiple-choice Q&As, debating and sharing knowledge. Combining the best of Social-Fi and Game-Fi, the organisation aims to pioneer a new era of dialogue and knowledge beyond borders, empowering and rewarding individuals to share their vision and shape the future through diverse perspectives.

In an age where social and mainstream media heavily influence collective thought, Socrates encourages individuals to think freely, challenging issues and dispelling misinformation. Users can shape conversations in-app by crafting their Pen and selecting a sphere of interest, actively contributing to meaningful dialogues. The platform has established an incentivised ecosystem, where valuable contributions and interactions can earn large rewards.

Featuring an innovative and intuitive user interface coupled with decentralised blockchain technology, Socrates prioritises transparency and security. Socrates is dedicated to empowering individuals to share their unique vision and shape the future through diverse perspectives, fostering a community-driven platform that transcends geographical boundaries.

Website | Twitter | Discord | Telegram | Whitepaper | Medium

Contact

Head of PR
Lottie Wells
Socrates
charlotte@socrates.com

San Francisco, CA, November 20th, 2023, Chainwire

Latest Round Led by Placeholder to Fuel Layer-1 Protocol with Fastest Developer Growth this Cycle

Saga, a top Layer-1 protocol and developer ecosystem in web3, today announced the raise of its $5 million seed extension round led by Placeholder, a premier venture capital firm that invests in decentralized protocols and web3 services. This investment marks the largest percentage stake in a pre-Layer-1 launch in Placeholder’s history. Additional investors in this latest round include Longhash Ventures, Com2uS, Dispersion Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Tykhe Ventures and AVID3, among others. To date, Saga has raised a total of $13.5 million.

Saga will continue its projected growth by expanding its team of cutting-edge technologists, ambitiously building its community and ecosystem activation via strategic partnerships, and growing its Saga Innovator Program. In less than two years, Saga has 295 Innovator projects building on its protocol, and anticipates over 300 when the Saga Mainnet launches in early 2024. Additionally, Saga has cemented partnerships with flagship web3 projects including Polygon, Avalanche, and Celestia, positioning itself as a leader in web3 development.

“Saga’s vision is to unblock developers from the high barriers to successfully building in web3,” said Rebecca Liao, Co-founder and CEO of Saga. “We’re thrilled to have Placeholder lead this round, as they, along with our other amazing investors, are helping to empower and accelerate our support of projects with the Integrated Stack – what developers have been waiting for to easily create consumer apps for broad adoption.” 

Saga is the next iteration of a base protocol in web3 – hyper-focused on developer needs, and dedicated to ensuring blockspace is abundant and can be simply accessed. For every monolithic L1, blockspace has come to mean scarcity, creating high and variable gas fees, congestion, and throughput limitations. The modular stack attempts to solve these problems with paralyzing complexity: rollups, data availability, fraud proofs and shared sequencers are all separate components that have their own cost and performance challenges. Saga’s Integrated Stack is the next disruption in web3.

Saga is hot off the heels of launching its Incentivized Testnet (ITN), named Pegasus. After only two weeks, Pegasus logged over 150,000 transactions and opened 30,000 wallets, with one of the highest numbers of participants and transactions for an ITN. Saga will be airdropping tokens to Pegasus participants – and other community members outside the ITN – on performance in predetermined quests. Additional details can be found here. 

“We expect blockchain architectures in the coming years to be much more reminiscent of cloud architectures, with Saga purpose-built to help usher in that future,” said Chris Burniske, Partner at Placeholder. “On-demand blockspace provisioning, paired with cutting-edge validator orchestration, sets Saga up to provide blockspace as it’s needed in a horizontal, scale-out fashion akin to the cloud environments of today. The Saga team has roots going back to the earliest days of Cosmos, alongside power players in research, engineering, and politics, setting Saga up to lead a major movement within web3.”

Saga continues to bring leading web3 projects, developers and creators together in the Saga Multiverse through its strategic partnerships and encouraging collaboration among its ecosystem and community. The Saga protocol offers an integrated stack of automated, high-performance, gasless, interoperable, and customizable chains, called Chainlets. Saga developers can interoperate freely among Chainlets and take advantage of fast bridging to other ecosystems via fast transaction finality on Chainlets. This allows developers to not only move assets, communications and creations cross-chain, but also to elastically scale their applications across multiple Chainlets. Developers can therefore experience limitless performance and scalability that is only possible with Saga.

Note: The airdrop is not and will not be available to U.S. persons (or persons acting on behalf of U.S. persons). In order to participate in the airdrop, a person or entity must not be a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902 under the United States Securities Act of 1933 or a U.S. person within the meaning Section 7701(a)(30) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. A full terms and conditions for participation in the airdrop will be made available as part of the claims process.

About Saga

Recognized as a leading developer ecosystem in crypto and web3 gaming, Saga is creating the developer environment of the future. Its mission is to help creators unblock themselves and build where blockspace is at its most plentiful and simple. Saga was founded in 2022. Early seed investors include Placeholder, Maven11, Longhash, Samsung, Com2uS, and Polygon. Originally built on Cosmos, Saga has furthered its presence by bringing typically disparate but the best ecosystems into its Saga Multiverse through ongoing strategic partnerships.

To learn more about the Saga protocol, check out Saga’s website, litepaper, and developer documentation. Be sure to join Saga’s Discord and Telegram and follow Saga on Twitter for the latest news and updates.

Contact

Sonia Im | Angella Austin
ONE PR Studio [for Saga]
saga.xyz@oneprstudio.com